Chapter 2580
Chapter 2580
Chapter 2580
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, one after another, guests began to stand up and say goodbye.Most of the characters who can appear on this kind of occasion are knowledgeable and know when to come and when to leave. Since they are here to accompany guests, they must leave enough time and space for the real protagonist.
Bai Letong was not very interested in this kind of business entertainment, and wanted to propose to leave, but before he could speak, Li Fa took the initiative to keep them: "These young handsome men came from afar, it is rare to have the opportunity to meet Dai At the guild meeting, I have ordered people to prepare refreshments, and we will change to a quiet place later, and we will chat slowly."
Li Fa took the initiative to keep guests, and Bai Letong saw that Tao Hongfang and Ning Zijing had no intention of leaving, so it was hard to insist on his own opinion.Anyway, their residence was not far from Li Fa's mansion, and they didn't have the trouble of going in and out of the city, so they didn't have to worry about being too late to go back.
Later, Li Fa sent the last group of guests away, and took everyone to a study room in the inner courtyard to sit down.Shi Chengwu and Dai Chengrong presumed they were going to smoke before their buttocks were hot, and they went out one after the other.Only Li Fa, Dai Yingda, Tao, Bai, and Ning were left in the room.
Li Fa said: "Duke Dai came to Hangzhou this time, besides dealing with business matters, there should be other matters, right?"
Dai Yingda nodded and said: "Tomorrow I will go to see Marshal Shi, and I need to discuss some matters with him face to face."
Li Fadao: "Could it be a matter of buying bonds?"
Dai Yingda laughed and said, "It's still Mr. Li who is well informed! This matter is indeed on tomorrow's agenda."
Hearing this conversation, Tao Hongfang couldn't help remembering that he had heard from Li Fa not long ago that Yangzhou salt merchants have always been the big buyers of bonds issued by Haihan in recent years. There are quite a lot of projects, and the government will definitely issue project bonds as usual to raise construction funds from the public. Yangzhou salt merchants will naturally be the big payers. Presumably, the specific purchase amount and procedures need to be negotiated with Shi Diwen face to face.
Having said that, Dai Yingda stopped, turned his eyes to Bai Letong and said, "There is one more thing, and it has to do with Lord Xiaobai."
Bai Letong said in astonishment: "Is it related to me?"
Dai Yingda nodded and said, "To be precise, it's related to what you asked me earlier."
Bai Letong immediately remembered that he had asked Dai Yingda whether any of Dai's children would participate in this year's township exam because of the appearance of two township trial officials during the meeting.At that time, Dai Yingda avoided the seriousness and prevaricated, never thinking that he would take the initiative to bring up this matter at this time.
Bai Letong wanted to find out about this at the time, but he didn't have the right time to have an in-depth exchange with Dai Yingda. How could he miss the opportunity again at this time, and immediately responded: "Mr. Dai is talking about the Dai family's children taking the provincial examination?"
Bai Letong specially emphasized the words "children of the Dai family" in his tone, in order to pay back to Dai Yingda's vague words earlier.
But Dai Yingda did not avoid the point this time, and nodded slightly: "This year, there are indeed a few young students from my Dai family who are going to take part in this provincial examination, but their qualifications are dull, and it may be a little difficult for them to obtain fame. I heard that Master Xiaobai is just right. He is the official in charge of this year's rural examination, if he can take care of one or two, so that the Dai family's children can pass the test smoothly, Dai will be grateful, and there will be rewards in the future!"
Dai Yingda's words were quite straightforward, which greatly exceeded Bai Letong's expectations.Although he guessed that Dai Yingda might want to get a relationship with him and go through the back door, he should adopt a more tactful way, so that even if he hit a wall with him, it would not make everyone look bad.But this Dai Yingda didn't take the usual way, and directly made clear his purpose, asking Bai Letong to take care of the Dai family's children in the rural examination, which made Bai Letong a little confused, and didn't know how to answer for a while.
Seeing that Bai Letong was silent, Li Fa persuaded him from the sidelines: "The Dai family has been cooperating with our country for more than ten years, and they are trustworthy in their conduct and actions. The children of the Dai family have always been loyal to the imperial court. If they can get the opportunity to serve the country, I believe they should not disappoint."
The "imperial court" Li Fa mentioned was naturally not Ming Dynasty, but Haihan.Although the Dai family hadn't joined Haihan publicly before this, they did contribute money and efforts in private, which can be regarded as making a lot of contributions.Although there is a suspicion of sitting on the fence, it has been approved by the Executive Committee at any rate. At present, many officials are from Yangzhou, so what Li Fa said is true.
It's just that serving the country, how can it be equated with the rural examination through the back door?Bai Letong came back to his senses, and was about to shake his head and refuse, but when he thought about it, it would be too blunt, and there was no need to offend the other party, so he had an idea as soon as he rolled his eyes, and said to Dai Yingda: "The younger generation is just a temporary part-time job in the township pilot office. I don’t have any real power, so I dare not accept this job. Lord Peng and Lord Lu, who have seen the trial run in the township, seem to be familiar with Duke Dai, why not ask them to help?”
Bai Letong retreated to advance, and wanted to test Dai Yingda's relationship with Peng and Lu.
Dai Yingda responded: "Master Xiaobai is a sensible person, I don't go around the bush, just say it straight! These two people are getting old, this time they were just called to the village to try out emergency, and their careers have no prospects, old man It is really worthless to spend time dealing with them. Although Lord Xiaobai was temporarily sent to Hangzhou on business, he may not be able to manage the township trial operation in the future, but the future prospects are bright. Of course, the old man is happy to make friends with people like Lord Xiaobai. Even if you want to owe favors, this old man is more willing to owe it to Lord Xiaobai."
Dai Yingda's pushing and stepping gave Bai Letong a hand invisibly. Although it sounds a bit snobbish, it is also in line with the values of a businessman.Just imagine if the other party is useless, how could Dai Yingda waste time and energy to get in touch slowly, and even deliberately owe debts of favor to win the relationship between the two parties.
Bai Letong said: "Mr. Dai praises it. But regarding the township examination, I am not in charge of invigilating the examination questions, nor is I responsible for grading and judging the papers. I am afraid that it will be difficult to take care of specific personnel. I really can't help you."
Of course, Bai Letong didn't dare to agree to this matter, so he could only try to politely refuse the other party.But Dai Yingda didn't seem to be discouraged by this, nodded and said: "Master Xiaobai has many scruples, and the old man can understand. In fact, Master Xiaobai thinks things are too complicated. If Master Xiaobai is willing to help, then there is no need to ask The old man leaked the questions, or used tricks in the evaluation of the papers."
Bai Letong wondered: "Then there is no need to do anything?"
Dai Yingda actually nodded and said: "That's right, that's what I mean. As long as Mr. Xiaobai doesn't do anything, it's equivalent to helping the old man a lot."
Now Bai Letong finally understood what Dai Yingda really wanted to express. The other party didn't want to drag him into trouble, and wanted him to participate in the fraud in the rural examination, but just asked him to stay out of it, keep his mind off his own business, and not act as a stumbling block.
(End of this chapter)
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, one after another, guests began to stand up and say goodbye.Most of the characters who can appear on this kind of occasion are knowledgeable and know when to come and when to leave. Since they are here to accompany guests, they must leave enough time and space for the real protagonist.
Bai Letong was not very interested in this kind of business entertainment, and wanted to propose to leave, but before he could speak, Li Fa took the initiative to keep them: "These young handsome men came from afar, it is rare to have the opportunity to meet Dai At the guild meeting, I have ordered people to prepare refreshments, and we will change to a quiet place later, and we will chat slowly."
Li Fa took the initiative to keep guests, and Bai Letong saw that Tao Hongfang and Ning Zijing had no intention of leaving, so it was hard to insist on his own opinion.Anyway, their residence was not far from Li Fa's mansion, and they didn't have the trouble of going in and out of the city, so they didn't have to worry about being too late to go back.
Later, Li Fa sent the last group of guests away, and took everyone to a study room in the inner courtyard to sit down.Shi Chengwu and Dai Chengrong presumed they were going to smoke before their buttocks were hot, and they went out one after the other.Only Li Fa, Dai Yingda, Tao, Bai, and Ning were left in the room.
Li Fa said: "Duke Dai came to Hangzhou this time, besides dealing with business matters, there should be other matters, right?"
Dai Yingda nodded and said: "Tomorrow I will go to see Marshal Shi, and I need to discuss some matters with him face to face."
Li Fadao: "Could it be a matter of buying bonds?"
Dai Yingda laughed and said, "It's still Mr. Li who is well informed! This matter is indeed on tomorrow's agenda."
Hearing this conversation, Tao Hongfang couldn't help remembering that he had heard from Li Fa not long ago that Yangzhou salt merchants have always been the big buyers of bonds issued by Haihan in recent years. There are quite a lot of projects, and the government will definitely issue project bonds as usual to raise construction funds from the public. Yangzhou salt merchants will naturally be the big payers. Presumably, the specific purchase amount and procedures need to be negotiated with Shi Diwen face to face.
Having said that, Dai Yingda stopped, turned his eyes to Bai Letong and said, "There is one more thing, and it has to do with Lord Xiaobai."
Bai Letong said in astonishment: "Is it related to me?"
Dai Yingda nodded and said, "To be precise, it's related to what you asked me earlier."
Bai Letong immediately remembered that he had asked Dai Yingda whether any of Dai's children would participate in this year's township exam because of the appearance of two township trial officials during the meeting.At that time, Dai Yingda avoided the seriousness and prevaricated, never thinking that he would take the initiative to bring up this matter at this time.
Bai Letong wanted to find out about this at the time, but he didn't have the right time to have an in-depth exchange with Dai Yingda. How could he miss the opportunity again at this time, and immediately responded: "Mr. Dai is talking about the Dai family's children taking the provincial examination?"
Bai Letong specially emphasized the words "children of the Dai family" in his tone, in order to pay back to Dai Yingda's vague words earlier.
But Dai Yingda did not avoid the point this time, and nodded slightly: "This year, there are indeed a few young students from my Dai family who are going to take part in this provincial examination, but their qualifications are dull, and it may be a little difficult for them to obtain fame. I heard that Master Xiaobai is just right. He is the official in charge of this year's rural examination, if he can take care of one or two, so that the Dai family's children can pass the test smoothly, Dai will be grateful, and there will be rewards in the future!"
Dai Yingda's words were quite straightforward, which greatly exceeded Bai Letong's expectations.Although he guessed that Dai Yingda might want to get a relationship with him and go through the back door, he should adopt a more tactful way, so that even if he hit a wall with him, it would not make everyone look bad.But this Dai Yingda didn't take the usual way, and directly made clear his purpose, asking Bai Letong to take care of the Dai family's children in the rural examination, which made Bai Letong a little confused, and didn't know how to answer for a while.
Seeing that Bai Letong was silent, Li Fa persuaded him from the sidelines: "The Dai family has been cooperating with our country for more than ten years, and they are trustworthy in their conduct and actions. The children of the Dai family have always been loyal to the imperial court. If they can get the opportunity to serve the country, I believe they should not disappoint."
The "imperial court" Li Fa mentioned was naturally not Ming Dynasty, but Haihan.Although the Dai family hadn't joined Haihan publicly before this, they did contribute money and efforts in private, which can be regarded as making a lot of contributions.Although there is a suspicion of sitting on the fence, it has been approved by the Executive Committee at any rate. At present, many officials are from Yangzhou, so what Li Fa said is true.
It's just that serving the country, how can it be equated with the rural examination through the back door?Bai Letong came back to his senses, and was about to shake his head and refuse, but when he thought about it, it would be too blunt, and there was no need to offend the other party, so he had an idea as soon as he rolled his eyes, and said to Dai Yingda: "The younger generation is just a temporary part-time job in the township pilot office. I don’t have any real power, so I dare not accept this job. Lord Peng and Lord Lu, who have seen the trial run in the township, seem to be familiar with Duke Dai, why not ask them to help?”
Bai Letong retreated to advance, and wanted to test Dai Yingda's relationship with Peng and Lu.
Dai Yingda responded: "Master Xiaobai is a sensible person, I don't go around the bush, just say it straight! These two people are getting old, this time they were just called to the village to try out emergency, and their careers have no prospects, old man It is really worthless to spend time dealing with them. Although Lord Xiaobai was temporarily sent to Hangzhou on business, he may not be able to manage the township trial operation in the future, but the future prospects are bright. Of course, the old man is happy to make friends with people like Lord Xiaobai. Even if you want to owe favors, this old man is more willing to owe it to Lord Xiaobai."
Dai Yingda's pushing and stepping gave Bai Letong a hand invisibly. Although it sounds a bit snobbish, it is also in line with the values of a businessman.Just imagine if the other party is useless, how could Dai Yingda waste time and energy to get in touch slowly, and even deliberately owe debts of favor to win the relationship between the two parties.
Bai Letong said: "Mr. Dai praises it. But regarding the township examination, I am not in charge of invigilating the examination questions, nor is I responsible for grading and judging the papers. I am afraid that it will be difficult to take care of specific personnel. I really can't help you."
Of course, Bai Letong didn't dare to agree to this matter, so he could only try to politely refuse the other party.But Dai Yingda didn't seem to be discouraged by this, nodded and said: "Master Xiaobai has many scruples, and the old man can understand. In fact, Master Xiaobai thinks things are too complicated. If Master Xiaobai is willing to help, then there is no need to ask The old man leaked the questions, or used tricks in the evaluation of the papers."
Bai Letong wondered: "Then there is no need to do anything?"
Dai Yingda actually nodded and said: "That's right, that's what I mean. As long as Mr. Xiaobai doesn't do anything, it's equivalent to helping the old man a lot."
Now Bai Letong finally understood what Dai Yingda really wanted to express. The other party didn't want to drag him into trouble, and wanted him to participate in the fraud in the rural examination, but just asked him to stay out of it, keep his mind off his own business, and not act as a stumbling block.
(End of this chapter)